NIH seeks applications for 2006 Pioneer Award program
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applicants for the 2006 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program. Unlike the agency's other grants, which support research projects, the Pioneer Award supports individual scientists. The award gives recipients the "intellectual freedom to pursue new research directions and highly innovative ideas that have the potential for unusually great impact."
The program is open to scientists at all career levels. Applicants may come from any field of research but must be interested in exploring biomedically relevant topics and be willing to commit the major portion of their effort to Pioneer Award research.
In Sept. 2006, NIH expects to make five to ten new Pioneer Awards of up to $2.5 million in direct costs over a five-year period. The first nine Pioneer Awards were made in 2004. Thirteen scientists received awards in 2005. Applications may be submitted from Jan. 15 - Feb. 27, 2006.
For more information, go to http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer
Source: AAMC STAT, December 5, 2005
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